Play Nice Dustin Martin to North | 31/8: DM signed at RFC for 1.3m/7yrs

[Jindrrk]

This is about Dusty 'exercising his rights as a free agent'...

It makes no sense for him to make a decision prior to the completion of RFC's finals campaign otherwise it's just a blatant intent to milk every last dollar out of Richmond.

I'm not sure Richmond would thrilled to stand for that...

I dare say that off the back of Carr's comments today, there will be some extremely robust discussions between RFC and Carr tomorrow!!! RFC will be filthy!!!

Timing of this threatens to derail their entire season, which to me suggests he doesn't give a stuff about RFC.

All points to.....





IT'S HAPPENING!!

Who's making the T-shirts?


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

Me. $200 per tshirt for Tiger supporters.

Front says:

"Its not happening.gif"

But can't tell you whats on the back.

Spoiler

OK cant help myself...it says on the back "...at the Tuggers" and with a hashtag #DustyTheShinboner

 

[LB2Snake]

Take solace in the fact you at least had the chance to dream of having The Raging Bull playing in your jumper. Most opposition supporters have never felt that emotion.

Want us to tell you what winning a final is like? It's only fair.

 

[DickieKnee]

Well, you don't have any proof whatsoever to the contrary.

When you take your mothers knickers off your head and put down the tube of Tarzans Grip, you may want to ask yourself this: Why would Carr make this statement today, a day after the hype crashed down from the monday night football shows, but still not in any way commit? No even hint at an outcome? He didn't even actually commit to a date, he merely hinted at what he would "dare say"

.........and please......whilst you are blessing us with your presence, please take some time and give your opinion about this comment:

Carr was in Hobart on Saturday and watched a rebuilding North Melbourne, at their surrogate home ground, topple Melbourne. The Roos are after not only a midfield gun but someone who can be a major marketing weapon. All Carr would say about the trip was: "I was just having a look around – watching a good game of footy."

What do you make of that?

He can't really say he was there to meet North officials to tell them their offer is too low is he?

 

[shinboner magic]

Want us to tell you what winning a final is like? It's only fair.

Yeah funny af- these campaigners think they are the swans/hawks after a decade of finals

 

[giantroo]

 

[Snake_Baker]

He can't really say he was there to meet North officials to tell them their offer is too low is he?

Oh, this is only getting better.

He FLIES down to Tasmania, in the middle of winter, on his weekend, to tell North in person that our offer is not up to scratch?

He doesn't own a telephone? He doesn't own a computer? He doesn't know how to get to Arden Street North Melbourne which is situated in his home state? He needs to fly down to Hobart to do this?

 

[Jindrrk]

Dustin Marshall heh

 

[rickety]

There are plenty of people claiming to be in the know

 

[North Viking]

Richmond Tiger Dustin Martin's contract decision likely before finals, says Ralph Carr

Jon Pierik

Fairfax Media reported last week that the Tigers had upped their offer to the Brownlow Medal favourite to six years and up to $1.2 million a season – although that might still not be enough to retain himMartin and his manager Ralph Carr had said they would wait until the end of the season to make a call but, with no indication that he will stay, and recent rumblings that he will leave, the final month of the home-and-away campaign will be a nervous one at Punt Road Martin would also have the option of delaying his call until after the Tigers' finals campaign is over. This could be a deep run, and potentially leave the awkward situation of Martin winning the Brownlow yet not being able to say where he will play next season.

However, Carr told Fairfax Media that a decision would likely be made in the break between round 23 and the start of the finals. "It's in Dustin's court. I am sure at the right time he will say to me: 'Right, we are ready, let's review it'. But he always said at the end of the season. I dare say that's at the end of the home-and-away season, I would think," he said."Nothing has changed. As I said last time, Dustin said he would deal with it at the end of the year. I am really just honouring his request. At the moment we are doing just what we should be doing as a manager, that is seeing it through as per Dustin's request."

However, that would potentially be an awkward situation if he was to announce he was leaving just as the Tigers were hoping for a breakthrough finals campaign. If he was to stay, his signature would be a major boost heading into September. "You would like to do well in the finals but I am just thrilled for Richmond – it's great to be in the top four. The Tigers' supporters have been waiting for this for a long time," Carr said.

There have been industry rumblings in the past week that Carr had indicated Martin was disappointed with the Tigers' offer and was on the cusp of leaving. The Tigers are aware of North Melbourne's lucrative, long-term offer, and St Kilda would also have the capacity to pay about $1.5 million a season. Former Essendon coach James Hird wrote over the weekend that the AFL should help to orchestrate a move to Gold Coast.

"It's in Dustin's court ... he always said at the end of the season. I dare say that's at the end of the home-and-away season, I would think." Ralph Carr on when Dustin Martin will make a call

Melbourne great Garry Lyon said on Footy Classifiedthat "the talk of the last week or so is that financials are going to be pretty important otherwise why would you not sign". But Carr said he had not discussed Martin's thinking publicly. "I haven't spoken to a soul about Dustin, not a soul. If someone is going around saying that, it's the usual crap that is going on, with this sort of stuff," he said. Asked if he was happy with the Tigers' offer, or whether they needed to do more, Carr replied: "I can't talk about any of that. I would be disrespecting Richmond in this particular case."

Should Martin win the Brownlow, he is likely to already have had a bonus clause written into his contract, which could automatically lift the Tigers' offer even further.

On the Kangaroos' offer, it was a similar response. "Not only would I be disrespecting the clubs, I would be disrespecting Dustin," Carr said. Carr was in Hobart on Saturday and watched a rebuilding North Melbourne, at their surrogate home ground, topple Melbourne. The Roos are after not only a midfield gun but someone who can be a major marketing weapon. All Carr would say about the trip was: "I was just having a look around – watching a good game of footy."

Martin has been handed two fines already this season for on-field misdemeanours and another would mean he was ineligible to win the sport's highest individual honour. He has handled the speculation on his future with aplomb. The Tigers remain confident he will re-sign and hope to sell him on the prospect that he stands to make up any extra money a rival club may offer by remaining a Tiger and cashing in on the off-field benefits that come from being associated with a big club. Martin had also wanted to assess where the Tigers were in terms of their list this year. That they shape as finishing in the top four should be a more than encouraging sign for both parties.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...e-finals-says-ralph-carr-20170801-gxmu4m.html

Making wind out of nothing. Clutching at straws.

"It's in Dustin's court ... he always said at the end of the season. I dare say that's at the end of the home-and-away season, I would think."

Carr is just adding his opinion on when he thinks the season is over!
We all know the season ends when your team plays its last game where it be in the finals or regular home and away.

 

[lockheed]

Same strain of crack you lot were on when you thought you would get the services of * wait for it * ........Dustin Martin.

Sorry - when did Richmond last win a final?

 

[scooby1279]

Loving the same old argument from Richmond supports everywhere, "why would Martin want to play in front of 7,000 people bla bla"... bloody hilarious

 

[ArchKing Carey]

 

[DickieKnee]

Oh, this is only getting better.

He FLIES down to Tasmania, in the middle of winter, on his weekend, to tell North in person that our offer is not up to scratch?

He doesn't own a telephone? He doesn't own a computer? He doesn't know how to get to Arden Street North Melbourne which is situated in his home state? He needs to fly down to Hobart to do this?

Its a bit like dropping your girlfriend. Its rude to do it over the phone. Much more gentlemanly to do it face to face.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Its a bit like dropping your girlfriend. Its rude to do it over the phone. Much more gentlemanly to do it face to face.

Yeah, but in this scenario, you are the schmuck sitting home alone on the couch, while your missus is off getting rooted in Hobart.

 

[North Viking]

Bad luck missing out on Dustin. Was always a long shot.

No hard feelings as free agency often throws up these hail mary scenarios.

On to more important matters. That full forward of yours, Ben Brown?

We are prepared to offer one of our small forwards - minus Rioli - and throw in a 2 rounder for the lads services.

Have you got anything left of the stuff you've been smoking?

 

[Hojuman]

Oh, this is only getting better.

He FLIES down to Tasmania, in the middle of winter, on his weekend, to tell North in person that our offer is not up to scratch?

He doesn't own a telephone? He doesn't own a computer? He doesn't know how to get to Arden Street North Melbourne which is situated in his home state? He needs to fly down to Hobart to do this?

 

[jess_1804]

He'll fit in well with Ben Cunningham and Liam McDonald.

 

[North Viking]

We're in the race to trade nothing for a guy that you will have to overpay to keep.

You understand if he comes to us we win.

If he doesn't come to us and you over pay we also win.

yep.

Martin will never ever leave richmond. You are being used as a pawn, and are lapping it up

Geez you Tuggers are not far being classified as ******s.
We don't lose anything if we don't land. All we do is make you pay top $$$ to keep him. So we win as we didn't lose anything other than effort.
If we get him well I'm fully going to enjoy trolling you all as the stem cell ******s that you are

 

[Only Forwards]

Geez you Tuggers are not far being classified as ******s.
We don't lose anything if we don't land. All we do is make you pay top $$$ to keep him. So we win as we didn't lose anything other than effort.
If we get him well I'm fully going to enjoy trolling you all as the stem cell ******s that you are

Im not sure why you quoted me to make the same point as I did?

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Im not sure why you quoted me to make the same point as I did?

Support.

 

[North Viking]

Im not sure why you quoted me to make the same point as I did?

Sorry. Not sure what happened there. :/

 

[kangaspurs]

This is as good a confirmation as anything else that he's coming here. Too bad Patrick McCarthy is no longer at the club, I would have liked to see him and Marshall line up alongside each other.

Just wait until he joins and Sandy Roberts calls him 'Williams' every time he gets the ball. Then he'll be a true Shinboner.

 

[FloozyRoozy]

Its a bit like dropping your girlfriend. Its rude to do it over the phone. Much more gentlemanly to do it face to face.

Like you'd know. Have you even had a girlfriend?

 

[Kimbo]

I do - I think that there's a fair chance that Carr are trying to extract maximum dollars from Richmond, using us to drive up the amount that Richmond pays to keep him, and he's doing brilliantly. Wasn't the original Richmond offer just $800,000 per year?

And yet, while the manager says nothing 'out of respect for the various parties', journalists seem to 'know' that our offer is $7.8M over 6.

Carr is just taking the media/Richmond hysteria out of this for his client.

Pacify them until after the H & A season. It's a smart move.

My 'padding it out' comment means, if he's not signing for Richmond, he then says 'after finals'; don't want the distraction. Tigers fans will know what this means, continue to live in denial and focus on the finals losses.

What odds he comes out at the very end of August and states he won't be discussing the matter now as he wants to focus on the finals?

Exactly.

It is a trail of football cliche breadcrumbs.

Perfectly put.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Oh, this is only getting better.

He FLIES down to Tasmania, in the middle of winter, on his weekend, to tell North in person that our offer is not up to scratch?

He doesn't own a telephone? He doesn't own a computer? He doesn't know how to get to Arden Street North Melbourne which is situated in his home state? He needs to fly down to Hobart to do this?

Apparently it's quite hard to get to Arden St. Maybe Ralph lives bayside.